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STOKE
PRIOR
BASE INFORMATION
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Stoke
Prior Base Situated in a lovely spot, Stoke Prior is
the base for those who want a more active holiday,
being at the bottom of the Tardebigge flight of locks.
It is a base of contrasts, with routes taking in the
Rivers Severn and Avon, as well as a number of different
canals. Equally it covers beautiful countryside as well
as cities such as Birmingham and Worcester. Several
rings can be completed from here, with the Stourport
Ring being the most popular
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PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
National Rail Enquiries: www.nationalrail.co.uk Tel:
08457 484950
www.thetrainline.com Tel: 0871 244 1545
Nearest Airport: Birmingham International-www.bhx.co.uk
Tel. 0121 767 5511
Nearest Railway Station: Bromsgrove / Droitwich (a
little further but with a taxi rank)
approximate prices: (Prices courtesy of
The People Carriers subject to change)
Birmingham New Street to Stoke Prior: £35
Birmingham International Airport to Stoke Prior: £40
London Heathrow Airport / Manchester airport to Stoke
Prior: £150
London Gatwick Airport / Stansted Airport to Stoke Prior: £200 |
HOTELS / GUEST HOUSES
Avoncroft Guest House - 77 Redditch Road, Bromsgrove,
B60 4JP Tel: 01527 832819
Double rooms - £60, single rooms - £37.
Rates include breakfast. www.avoncroftguesthouse.co.uk
Premier
Inn - Worcester Road, Upton Warren, Bromsgrove,
B61 7ET Tel: 0870 990 6408
Double and single rooms - £59. Rate does not
include breakfast. www.premiertravelinn.com
Ladybird
Lodge - 2 Finstall Road, Bromsgrove, B60
2DZ Tel: 01527 889900
Double and single rooms - £70. Rates include
breakfast. www.ladybirdlodge.co.uk
The
Durrance Farmhouse - Berry Lane, Bromsgrove, B61
9EL Tel: 01562 777533
Double rooms - £57, single rooms - £37.
Rates include breakfast. www.thedurrance.co.uk |
GROCERIES
There is a large Morrison s supermarket near the base
and a petrol station. |
FLYING INTO LONDON
From Heathrow airport, get the London underground tube
to Euston station.
From Gatwick airport, get the Gatwick Express to London
Victoria station, then get a London underground tube
to London Euston.
From Stansted airport, get the London underground tube
to London Euston.
From London Euston, there is a train to Birmingham New
Street station. You can then get a train to Bromsgrove FLYING INTO MANCHESTER
Get a train to Birmingham New Street station, and
then get a train to Bromsgrove.
HOW TO FIND US (by car)
M5: Exit at Junction 5 and take the A38 North towards
Bromsgrove. After approximately 2 ½ miles,
turn right at the traffic lights into Hanbury
Road (B4091). After the railway bridge, the
base is just past the Navigation Pub on the
left before you get to the canal bridge.
From
the South: M40 motorway then M42 (West) onto
M5 (South). Exit at Junction 5 and proceed as above. |
| Suggested
Routes from Stoke Prior | Short Routes ( see
below ) |
Stoutport
Ring
76 Miles, 105 Locks, 1 Week Cruise, 6 hours per day (ROUTE
A)
Leaving Stoke Prior, you encounter the Tardebigge flight
after which there is lock-free cruising to Gas Street
Basin and the International Convention Centre, via the
very pleasant University, Botanical Gardens and Cadbury
World. Cutting through Netherton Tunnel to Merry Hill
and the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, you
encounter some beautiful countryside leading to the River
Severn at Stourport. At Worcester you leave the Severn,
and climb gently back to Stoke Prior through open countryside. |
Stourton & Return
76 Miles, 82 Locks, 1 Week Cruise, 6 hours per day (ROUTE
B)
This is the most leisurely route from Stoke Prior travelling
south to Worcester, turning upstream onto the River Severn,
past Worcester Cathedral and cruising along the picturesque
river for the next 13 miles. There are three manned river
locks on the journey to Stourport on Severn, before changing
to the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal. On the way
to Stourton the Cookley and Kinver areas must be one
of the most beautiful lengths of canal in the country
- turn at Stourton and return on the same route to Stoke
Prior. |
Avon
Ring
120 Miles, 130 Locks, 2 Week Cruise, 5 hours per day
(ROUTE C)
Up the Tardebigge flight to the North Stratford Canal
at Kings Norton, and onto the South Stratford Canal,
where the canal character changes with split bridges
and ‘barrelroofed’ cottages. At Stratford
you can moor opposite the theatre before joining the
River Avon. The Avon, different again, meanders down
to Tewkesbury, through Evesham where you join the River
Severn for a short trip up to Worcester, before returning
home. Avon Licence required. An easy two week trip. |
Warwickshire
Ring
130 Miles, 190 Locks, 2 Week Cruise, 6 hours per day
(ROUTE D)
Up the Tardebigge flight to the North Stratford Canal
at Kings Norton, you will then continue to the Grand
Union Canal. Travelling South, you progress through the
Hatton Flight, via Warwick and Leamington Spa to Napton
and Braunston. From Braunston, you travel on the North
Oxford & Coventry Canal to Fazeley (perhaps taking
in the Ashby Canal or Coventry itself), and then head
into the centre of Birmingham via Farmer’s Bridge
locks. Home down the Worcester & Birmingham Canal
via Tardebigge. A more active fortnight. |
| Short Route |
Why
not try a short break from Stoke Prior?
You can enjoy 3 or 4 days from either Saturday afternoon
to Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning to Saturday morning,
Friday afternoon to Monday morning or from Monday afternoon
to Friday morning. Prices start from as little as £75
per person.
Chirk
Short Route...
Locks: 44 towards Worcester / 52 towards Stourport
Cruising Time: 16hrs to Worcester / 24hrs to Stourport
Worcester and the Severn. Southwards from the base,
travelling though a succession of locks to Worcester.
For the more active, a trip up the River Severn towards
Stourport is possible before returning. |
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